Marya

God this is so true

That missing goes both ways! Task is only two episodes in, so I can’t vouch for the whole season, but it starts out strong. Plus, Ruffalo.

Dang! It’s gorgeous!

Hoping @boarsgoreswords.bsky.social will cover HBO’s Task, but I’m not sure Red could talk Ivan into it. Maybe Red + series of guest hosts? Also, cute tough girl with baby bangs supporting actress so maybe Ivan would be up for it?

Makes for beautiful sunsets, though.

It was in our county, but very far from us. Pretty big, though.

Two decades in higher education opened my eyes to how everyone benefitted from international students and faculty. Ending internationalization will hurt U.S. students, and the U.S.

I admire this cat's wiles. Good job, cat.

I'm behind on my Gregor news. Is there a new cat?

it seems so obvious now.

Hold on. That was KellyAnne? How did it get this bad?

Why is that lady’s face frozen? Why does this speak to their audience? Completely bizarre. Lady: free your soul.

If mosquitos were cars, they would be this.

The sea change … I hope with my whole heart it is temporary. Regardless - so much damage to repair. Scary times.

Listening to this left me physically feeling sick and shaky. This guy is a cancer to our society. His beliefs and campaigns do not make America stronger or smarter. All of it feels creepy, sticky, dirty, and greasy.

Hive Mind: Do you have a favorite AVIF converter/tool? I'm looking at Cloudinary, Short Pixel and Squoosh. I'd love to know what people are using.

#avif #imagecompression #performance

I didn’t have a sunflower shot. These are hillside daisies at Carrizo National Monument in California. I stand with Ukraine.

So true. We finally caught up (we had to start over from the beginning). I know it's what I wish we had the luxury to be talking about.

why does this feel like a gut punch?

DEI is the new CRT which was the new "woke" which is smoke and mirrors for anything and everything related to Black folks.

We need to make sure we connect every single disaster and fatality to Trump. Everyone died in the plane crash because of understaffing and a culture of chaos in air traffic control that he created. We need to say it over and over and over again. Journalists need to connect those dots in bold font.

All of us are higher risk of food contamination, fatal accidents like this airplane crash, pandemics, natural disasters, increasing gun violence and right wing domestic terrorism. Our risk of bad luck skyrocketed when Trump took office. That includes the people who voted for Trump too.

So many cis straight white folks don’t feel they are in any danger during a Trump administration because they won’t be targeted by ICE or have their identity questioned. But all the privilege in the world can’t protect you from a gutted system collapsing.

Wow!!

Y’all. I know a ton of you are on Substack (I subscribe to my fair share). Just know that Substack is not trustworthy. Proceed with caution. We need another equivalent platform.

Photo of deep sunset in Baywood Park, California. The words “Even when the truth isn’t hopeful, the telling of it is. — Andrea Gibson” is superimposed over the darkening sky.

Beautiful.

The sun shines on small and not perfectly formed waves with white water on the sand in the foreground and clouds that look like white water up above. Photo by Marya Figueroa. California Coast, 2013.

Pacific ocean. Central Coast of California. From the sandspit between Los Osos and Morro Bay. A beautiful day.

#blueskyart #pacific #ocean

Thanks and good to know. I really didn't know where to start or which company was a good one to use.